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Bears injury updates: Latest on Roschon Johnson, Jaquan Brisker and more
The biggest Bears injury update of the day was the news that the team is already considering Justin Fields doubtful to play against the Chargers on Sunday Night Football. Head coach Matt Eberflus said there was no change to Fields’ status on Monday and that Tyson Bagent will continue to work as the team’s starting quarterback until he’s healthy....
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Lucas Patrick, Roschon Johnson ruled out for the rest of Thursday's game
Starting center Lucas Patrick and running back Roschon Johnson were both ruled out for the rest of Thursday’s Bears-Commanders game. Both suffered concussions in the first half. Khalil Herbert will take the reigns in the backfield for Johnson. As of this writing, Herbert has 76 rushing yards on nine carries. Cody Whitehair took over duties at center for Patrick. In…
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Three Bears players change their jersey numbers ahead of the season
Three Chicago Bears players changed their jersey numbers ahead of the season opener, as reflected on the Bears roster on their website. Roschon Johnson, the rookie running back out of Texas, changed his number from No. 30 to No. 23, the classic, legendary Chicago athletic number. Safety Elijah Hicks changed his number from No. 37 to No. 22. Rookie defensive…
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Roschon Johnson changes his number to a classic Chicago integer
Roschon Johnson, the Bears rookie running back, is subtracting a touchdown (and extra point) from his number. As reflected on the Bears roster on their website, Johnson is changing his number from No. 30 to No. 23. Of course, No. 23 is a historic number in Chicago. Michael Jordan carried the number all the way through his career — outside…
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Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers: Can Bears turn tables in long-standing rivalry
The Bears are scheduled to take on the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 of the NFL season. Now that Aaron Rodgers is gone, can Justin Fields and the Bears take control of the long-standing NFC North rivalry
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Why consistency, not physicality, key to Roschon Johnson's increased workload
Over the past couple of weeks, Roschon Johnson has started to finally earn the rep share that many expected earlier in the summer. We’ve seen the rookie running back playing more with the first team, playing more in situational drills– just playing more, period. The seemingly obvious explanation was that once the pads came on, and the Bears started...
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Bears' three-headed RB monster is emerging
When the Bears used a fourth-round draft pick to add Roschon Johnson to their already crowded running backs room, the thought was they were building a three-headed monster to build on last year’s NFL-leading rushing attack. Khalil Herbert is the holdover from last year, and boasted the league’s best yards per carry average among non-QB rushers. Ryan Poles signed...
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Bears rookie report: Gervon Dexter, Zacch Pickens working to ‘elevate' their game as regular season nears
Gervon Dexter and Zacch Pickens can feel themselves getting better by the day, and are confident they will play a key role in the Bears’ 2023 season.
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Chicago Bears roster risers and fallers after Colts preseason game
Hardly any Bears starters took the field for their second preseason game of the year. Instead, we mainly saw second and third stringers take on the Colts. While that did not make for the most exciting football game ever played, it did give Bears coaches an opportunity to get a long look at players fighting for a roster spot, and…
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Roschon Johnson's opportunity, Gervon Dexter's growth headline things to watch in Bears vs. Colts
With Justin Fields and other starts not playing vs. the Colts, rookies and roster bubble guys have a big opportunity.
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Bears rookie report: Roschon Johnson knows his best will arrive soon
Zacch Pickens made an entrance, Darnell Wright did his job, and Roschon Johnson knows his best is yet to come after the preseason opener.
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Notable players missing from Bears training camp Tuesday
The Bears were without a few notable players when they began Tuesday’s training camp practice.
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4 position battles to watch at Bears training camp
The Bears are about to begin the training camp grind this week, and when they do they’ll set the foundation for the 2023 NFL regular season. For the first time, the team will be able to put on the pads and the intensity level of practice will increase. Soon, the depth chart will begin to crystalize. Many starting jobs are…